Pilot, 26, dies as her plane crashes after skydiving flight over Niagara Falls

Melanie Georger, who dreamed of flying for commercial airlines, was only person onboard after passengers jumped

A 26-year-old pilot with dreams of flying for commercial airlines died in a skydiving flight over the weekend when her small plane crashed near the Niagara Falls after her passengers jumped from the aircraft.

Melanie Georger, 26, was the only person onboard when her single-engine Cessna crashed on Saturday, the Niagara county, New York, sheriff's office said in a statement. Georger, of Towanda, New York, was working to become a commercial pilot, her father said on Saturday in a statement on Facebook.

The Associated Press contributed reporting